Juveniles Arrested In Theft Of Tv

April 19, 1985

GREENACRES CITYLAKE WORTH — Two juveniles were arrested Tuesday night after a passer-by spotted them placing a color television set into the trunk of a car, police said.

The car was parked in the 1900 block of 19th Lane in the Chalet IV housing community. Investigators later determined the television set was taken from a home in the 1800 block of 18th Lane, police said.

ENGINE TAKEN FROM CONSTRUCTION SITE

An engine was taken either Tuesday or Wednesday from a portable cement mixer at the Charter Club construction site.

The engine was worth $675.

Charter Club is on the west side of Fox Tail Drive, about one-tenth of a mile west of Purdy Lane.

HDd,18,24pA handgun was taken from a South L Street residence Wednesday, police said.

Someone broke into the house by unlocking a door, police said. Missing was a .357-Magnum revolver, valued at $150, police said.

WOMAN`S PURSE STOLEN

A woman had her purse stolen Wednesday while she was moving from her apartment on Erie Street, police said.

While moving items to her new home, someone took the purse from her old apartment, police said.

About $40 was in the purse, police said.Furniture worth $2,145 was stolen Tuesday from a warehouse in the 500 block of South Congress Avenue.

The owner of the items told police that sometime between September 1984 and Tuesday, a burglar stole the furniture from Safeway Self Storage.

Sofas, beds, lamps, chairs, tables and cookware were reported taken, police said.Using a screwdriver from the victim`s tool box, thieves Wednesday pried open the French doors of a home west of Boca Raton and stole about $5,350 in jewelry.

A child returning from school discovered the burglary, in the 6900 block of Calle Del Paz West, at 3:15 p.m., according to a Palm Beach County Sherif``s Office report.

Thieves grabbed a $3,000 pair of diamond earrings, a $1,800 pair of pearl earrings, a $300 watch and two $125 watches, reports said. They had used a screwdriver from a garage tool box to enter the home.

Deputies said they had no suspects.

BEAUTY SHOP IS ROBBED

A robber pulled out a semiautomatic handgun at a beauty shop west of Delray Beach and walked away with more than $2,000 Wednesday.

At about 1 p.m., a calm stranger walked into Panache for Hair, 13817 N. Congress Ave., and told the owner, ``this is a robbery,`` according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff`s Office report.

He requested all of the shop`s money and pulled a handgun from a khaki jacket draped over his arm, reports said.

The man walked out with between $2,000 and $3,000, reports said. He was last seen walking west, to the rear of Lake Ida Plaza.

The brown-haired robber, who was described as clean-cut, was between 27 and 33 years old, about 5 foot 11 inches tall and about 165 pounds, reports said.

THIEVES TAKE $1,500 IN ITEMS

Thieves smashed four window panes from the French doors of a home west of Boca Raton and stole cash, jewelry and small appliances worth more than $1,500.

The crime occurred in a home in the 6600 block of Las Flores, in the L`Ambiance development, between April 10 and 11 p.m. Wednesday, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff`s Office report.